The last of Pat Hickey?

One of Pat Hickey's recent articles has drawn major fire and have people calling for his job (headed by Theo Fleury). Thus leading me to wonder, can this be the end of Pat Hickey with the Montreal Gazette?

What are they mad at? Saying that James deserve hard time? Or that Fleury is being an hypocrite, which is true? This quote says it all.

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I agree James should be doing hard time. In fact, I don’t understand why he was granted bail earlier this year after Fleury ended years of silence by detailing the abuse in his best-selling, as-told-to autobiography.

But I find it hypocritical that Fleury can blast the justice system for giving James two months of freedom when he provided his former coach with years.

People tend not to read - Pat is right but in this day of political correctness and with all the recent scandals, god forbid if you say anything somewhat critical about a victim.

Nobody should question Fleury’s decision to remain silent. What should be questioned is Fleury’s continuing role in James’s life. At the time of Kennedy’s revelations, James was the coach of the Calgary Hitmen. He was one of the co-owners of the junior team in the Western Hockey League. One of the other owners was Theoren Fleury. Here was someone who had suffered abuse at the hands of Graham James. Here was someone who knew that James had abused other players. Here was someone who was exposing other children to the same sexual predator.

Fleury has been through enough counselling to know there’s a word for someone who acts in this fashion - enabler.

People tend not to read - Pat is right but in this day of political correctness and with all the recent scandals, god forbid if you say anything somewhat critical about a victim.

Nobody should question Fleury’s decision to remain silent. What should be questioned is Fleury’s continuing role in James’s life. At the time of Kennedy’s revelations, James was the coach of the Calgary Hitmen. He was one of the co-owners of the junior team in the Western Hockey League. One of the other owners was Theoren Fleury. Here was someone who had suffered abuse at the hands of Graham James. Here was someone who knew that James had abused other players. Here was someone who was exposing other children to the same sexual predator.

Fleury has been through enough counselling to know there’s a word for someone who acts in this fashion - enabler.

Fleury explanation is that he had stockholm syndrome. Only Fleury knows how true this is

A bit anti-Fleury but as mentioned, it seems to try to shed more spot-light on Sheldon Kennedy than it tries to throw Fleury to the dogs. Not Hickey's greatest moments but to call for his head is ludicrous.

Pat Hickey brings up many valuable points; however, unfortunately he tarnishes all of them with too much hate thrown at Fleury. Hickey should know people get sensitive when you blame the victim

Fleury chose NOT to play the victim when he first had the chance. When Kennedy looked to him for support, Fleury turned away.
The real victim here is Kennedy.
Do itake away what Fleury went thru? Absolutely not!!
But he chose his path, live with it. We are all responsible for our actions, there's no take backsies.

A bit anti-Fleury but as mentioned, it seems to try to shed more spot-light on Sheldon Kennedy than it tries to throw Fleury to the dogs. Not Hickey's greatest moments but to call for his head is ludicrous.

Well tell that to Theo Fleury bc him and his 37000 followers are ready to start a movement

Fleury explanation is that he had stockholm syndrome. Only Fleury knows how true this is

Considering how 'damaged' Fleury has been over the years, it's not much of a stretch to think that he either was a) in full denial b) in a near-catatonic state c) too ****ed up to realize what was going on.

Paterno apparently knew what sandusky was doing, as Fleury knew first hand the history of a coach named james.
Both chose to do little if nothing. Paterno got fired because of it, Fleury is escaping the firing line because he was once abused. yet the parallel i believe is there

Considering how 'damaged' Fleury has been over the years, it's not much of a stretch to think that he either was a) in full denial b) in a near-catatonic state c) too ****ed up to realize what was going on.

Well tell that to Theo Fleury bc him and his 37000 followers are ready to start a movement

I don't really give a crap about his 37,000 followers, 95% of which are the likes of people like you and me. If Fleury has a problem, which he does then he did the right thing by calling out Hickey. Calling for his job, I think is too much but definitely ask for an apology in writing - most likely in the form of a follow up article.

There is no need for this article, I will admit. Even if he is right on every front, it is still not politically correct to write the things he did. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and I will stand by that but when you put it in writing, for the world to see and for yourself to earn a living off of, you need to be held accountable.